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• Gustav become Category 3 hurricane off Cuba
More than 1,100 people were in government shelters in the three islands as high waves and heavy winds battered the chain, the National Emergency Operations Center said in a statement.
• Violence still scars Iraq's Diyala after U.S. push
BAQOUBA, Iraq - The government offices in Iraq's Diyala province are encased in thick blast walls, a shield against suicide bombings. Nearby buildings are pockmarked from fighting between U.S. troops and Sunni insurgents. Diyala has proven one of the ...
• Malaysia government plans budget to boost fortunes
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Malaysia's government announced plans Friday to boost development spending by 12 percent as part of its 2009 budget to shore up its popularity amid spiraling inflation and political weakness. Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad ...
• Boat sinks in flooded northern India, killing 20
The Indian government has made more than $200 million available to combat monsoon flooding. Nearly 1,500 soldiers have boosted rescue efforts in Bihar state and air force helicopters were dropping food to hundreds of thousand of people stranded by ...
• Bush's final G-8 summit may be harmonious
His government has suffered from support ratings as low as 20 percent amid constant brinkmanship between ruling and opposition parties, including an unprecedented no-confidence vote for him in the upper house in June.